Cost of living comparison

Haiti

compared to

Guyana

Guyana vs. Haiti Cost of Living Summary

Guyana is 93.6% more expensive than Haiti overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% less in Guyana
Groceries: pay 63.1% more in Guyana
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Guyana
Housing: pay 46.0% less in Guyana
Childcare: pay 6.1 times more in Guyana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% more in Guyana
Clothing: pay 39.8% less in Guyana

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Guyana are more expensive than in Haiti. Expenses including housing, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Guyana. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Guyana.

Guyana vs. Haiti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guyana instead of Haiti, you would:

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pay 29.4% less for restaurants

	Haiti	Guyana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,572.57	$11.88 GYD2,485.15	-1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.09	$8.55 GYD1,789.31	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.09	$1.21 GYD253.49	-39.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.57	$0.71 GYD149.11	-52.5%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 63.1% more for groceries

	Haiti	Guyana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.62	$2.01 GYD419.64	-19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$5.36 GYD1,120.57	+7.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.10	$12.31 GYD2,575.63	+116.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.32	$3.41 GYD712.41	+21.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.32	$2.63 GYD549.82	-62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$1.78 GYD372.92	-21.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.33	$1.20 GYD251.89	+121.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$1.70 GYD355.26	+274.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.44	$2.05 GYD427.95	+351.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.21	$0.71 GYD147.81	-68.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.44	$0.93 GYD194.80	-26.7%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Haiti	Guyana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.99	$4.00 GYD837.25	+99.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,620.94	$28.51 GYD5,964.36	+42.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,586,653.36	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,399.72	-55.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.15	$28.99 GYD6,063.77	+709.7%
Average			+199.1%

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pay 46.0% less for housing

	Haiti	Guyana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,751.32	$61.18 GYD12,798.53	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,252.99	$617.07 GYD129,092.03	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,632.04	$281.14 GYD58,815.25	-68.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,021.26	$61.00 GYD12,761.25	-20.2%
Average			-46.0%

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pay 6.1 times more for childcare

	Haiti	Guyana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,104.72	$876.83 GYD183,433.36	+776.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,006.46	$23,225.94 GYD4,858,873.77	+238.2%
Average			+507.5%

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pay 0.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Haiti	Guyana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.24	$2.14 GYD447.33	-57.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.92	$3.88 GYD811.82	+135.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.09	$2.19 GYD457.27	+9.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,113.23	$38.81 GYD8,118.16	-44.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,310.47	$5.94 GYD1,242.58	-40.6%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 39.8% less for clothing

	Haiti	Guyana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,483.78	$38.01 GYD7,952.48	-52.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,828.54	$52.27 GYD10,934.67	-30.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,725.67	$83.63 GYD17,495.47	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,657.09	$80.78 GYD16,899.03	-46.1%
Average			-39.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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